Beyond cool. I've never seen anyone take accurate modeling at this scale seriously, so it is AMAZING to see such a fantastic engine of this size! Must be a blast to be part of the crew!
@user-xd1gt9if2v 1970? No, since the beginning of steam! Prototypes for new steam loco designs were often built in miniature first. Enthusiasts have been building smaller versions of steam loco's since adequate engineering equipment became available to ordinary people.
That's fascinating, at this point, this is a real working locomotive in every sense, it can pull passenger cars and do real work, and with that wheel arrangement it probably has a LOT of torque!
Brilliant! On my railfan trip (from UK) to California in 2008 I saw the full-size 4-12-2 at Pomona. And Big Boy 4014 was in the same yard! One of the great days. Many thanks.
As you know, 4014 has since been moved, rebuilt and is now who knows where. It's running around loose. That machine is a monster, I played around it for years at Pomona, every time the fair was on.
@@oldfarthacks I remember as a kid they let me climb in through the stoker's hatch and stand inside the firebox on the grates in there. It was incredibly cool.
I watched Big Boy steam through my town and thought it was so cool I went down to union station in kc to catch its arrival. The sound of its whistle in that concrete area as it rolled in was epic! I'm sure there are videos of it on here. 2019 Kansas city. Unforgettable.
Way to go guys. Alex looks like he is right at home in the cab. Darrell looks like he is using his ears and eyes searching for any corrections to be made while moving on the test track.
This is insane! The amount of time, money, work, skill, knowledge, and teamwork to create such a delicate, yet strong and heavy model is certainly an accomplishment to be proud of! Im very intrigued and have many questions to say the least.
im about 5'2 (yes im a grown ass man), bet i could stand up comfortable in that thing with a normal footplate its HUGE congratz on all the hard work paying off your machine is gorgeous
Потрясающая работа!! Создать такое могут только по настоящему увлечённые и сплочённые идеей люди с большой буквы. Колёсная формула этого минипаровоза вызывает только чувство огромного восхищения. Ребята вы СУПЕР 👍👍👍👍!!
Bloody MASSIVE! Is this the fabled 15" gauge I've only heard in myths and legends? This behemoth certainly lives up to them, that's for sure! I can never look at 7.5" gauge stuff without thinking it's tiny anymore, great work!
I’ve just forwarded this incredible find to my lifelong railroad enthusiast friend. He has 20K in O scale & a basement that needs to be built to accommodate it. I’ve told him to stop fooling around with his bits & pieces, dump all of it & watch this video. I told him it’s time to get serious about model railroading. lol Incredible effort show here.
At first I thought this was a machine that someone could straddle with their legs and ride like a much smaller engine... But when it got closer to the camera and saw a man in the cab I just dropped my jaw and said "F*ck that's bigger than I thought."
As an accordionist I think the whistle is inthe key of D major, with an A, and possibly an E. Bit like the highland bagpipe. Hope this piece of useless information helps. A lovely made engine. Cheers Frank in Bristol.
Just found this channel and am now a happy subscriber. This really is just a gorgeous locomotive and her whistle sings like a church choir. What track gauge is it running on?
When you have it running on steam where will the track be as I come to navy reunion from Australia, I was a steam stoker and I was a kellic, I do love your work, beautiful. machining
That's so cool like a 1/2 scale... would be perfect for a rail system on a property of 15 acres or more... they really should have a company to mass produce these (with a steam option)
There was a man named "Val Brag" just West of Toledo Ohio, that built one thirty years ago, a 4-6-4 if recall. That wouldn't run on coal. He was determined to make it run that way but passed away before that happened. I think it's in a museum somewhere. The club he founded was "The Ohio Live Steamers". It had a lot of track and a lot of members.
@@matthewpastrikos7383 Yup. Hopefully, by that time, she'll be running under her own power(a.k.a steam). Also, in case you didn't know, most engineers refer to steam locomotives as she/her, even the Big Boy.
Great vid.. I was wondering how much one of these trains cost and why don't little coastal towns or even inland towns have these little mini train systems as local transportation asset? These trains are so cool. Again, thanks for this video on the build.
government regulations get in the way. then cal osha, (CA forced safety people..aka: bureaucrats) taxes on the land, etc. but i do love this thing. need over 100 acres (more?) to do it right.
@@larryjanson4011 You're right about that. But I think it would bring in more tourists and more revenue to the local communities. If you're familiar with the central coast (Monterey County). All throughout Monterey County there are several abandoned rails going into Monterey, Cannery Row, side of highway 1 going into Seaside, Sand City, Marina, and other surrounding towns and counties. That would be an awesome thing to see driving through a part of California with little steam locomotives running around. At least 1 for a test run haha. Just a thought.
@@CheMechanical Most likely. I don't see whynot haha. Would be awesome seeing these little steam engines running on our abandoned rails located here in California and other states. Just a thought haha.
Beyond cool. I've never seen anyone take accurate modeling at this scale seriously, so it is AMAZING to see such a fantastic engine of this size! Must be a blast to be part of the crew!
Every thing works on it works like the real thing
You should see the engines/locomotives on the Romney hythe and Dymchurch railway. Those fine machines are amazing, travelling many miles a day.
It's not modeling... it's engineering
If your going to go to this length you might as be the real thing. Theyve had small steam trains like this since 1970 in europe
@user-xd1gt9if2v 1970? No, since the beginning of steam! Prototypes for new steam loco designs were often built in miniature first. Enthusiasts have been building smaller versions of steam loco's since adequate engineering equipment became available to ordinary people.
That's fascinating, at this point, this is a real working locomotive in every sense, it can pull passenger cars and do real work, and with that wheel arrangement it probably has a LOT of torque!
Brilliant! On my railfan trip (from UK) to California in 2008 I saw the full-size 4-12-2 at Pomona. And Big Boy 4014 was in the same yard! One of the great days. Many thanks.
As you know, 4014 has since been moved, rebuilt and is now who knows where. It's running around loose. That machine is a monster, I played around it for years at Pomona, every time the fair was on.
@@oldfarthacks I remember as a kid they let me climb in through the stoker's hatch and stand inside the firebox on the grates in there. It was incredibly cool.
I watched Big Boy steam through my town and thought it was so cool I went down to union station in kc to catch its arrival. The sound of its whistle in that concrete area as it rolled in was epic! I'm sure there are videos of it on here. 2019 Kansas city. Unforgettable.
There's a UA-cam video showing it in Wyoming, being taken out of mothballs from California. Keywords "Big Boy" "Wyoming" oughta find it.@@oldfarthacks
This is awesome! The level of skill and dedication to make something like this is commendable.
Way to go guys. Alex looks like he is right at home in the cab. Darrell looks like he is using his ears and eyes searching for any corrections to be made while moving on the test track.
Talk about the WOW Factor. What an amazing project! The workmanship is just beautiful.
This is insane! The amount of time, money, work, skill, knowledge, and teamwork to create such a delicate, yet strong and heavy model is certainly an accomplishment to be proud of! Im very intrigued and have many questions to say the least.
That's whistle is gonna sound great outside with some echo effect! Great Job!
Echo effect? What is this a video game?!
@@BMMEC6000you know exactly what he meant dude.
@@mildly_miffed_man1414 Yeah I’m just playin’
At first i thought it was small due to the angle of the camera but i am ever more impressed by the scale of this thing!
im about 5'2 (yes im a grown ass man), bet i could stand up comfortable in that thing with a normal footplate its HUGE
congratz on all the hard work paying off your machine is gorgeous
these guys must have a HUGE friggin christmas tree to run this under!
what a work of art, nice job.
Holy shit that Whistle is perfect got goosebumps!
This lets you see how smooth these engines really are. Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful piece of machinery👍
Потрясающая работа!! Создать такое могут только по настоящему увлечённые и сплочённые идеей люди с большой буквы. Колёсная формула этого минипаровоза вызывает только чувство огромного восхищения. Ребята вы СУПЕР 👍👍👍👍!!
DAMN!! Love that whistle on it, VERY nice 🙂🙂
Mind Blowing detail. Much respect to the design and build team.
This is one of the coolest things that I’ve seen in my entire life!
Bloody MASSIVE! Is this the fabled 15" gauge I've only heard in myths and legends? This behemoth certainly lives up to them, that's for sure! I can never look at 7.5" gauge stuff without thinking it's tiny anymore, great work!
What beautiful whistle sound. Awesome loc too.
Unbelievable, stunning work!
As a pipefitter who used to rebuild steam-reducing stations and other components, I always used air to test the performance.
Gentlemen absolutely incredible! What a masterpiece!
You can’t beat good ol’ machining, nice job y’all! She’s a beauty!
Looks 1/6 scale. Beautiful locomotive.
15 in gauge is slightly over 1/4 scale.
Those are some big ass trains!!
Just a wicked looking piece of kit.
I can only imagine the man hours and amount of casting , machining, fabrication of metal to create such a beauty !
If i remember correctly it took around 5 years to make all the parts and put it together
Life doesn't get much better than that!
That has to be the most beautiful horn I’ve ever heard in my life.
Whistle
What an incredible thing of beauty.
That is massive amount of work. Fantastic.
Absolutely too cool, thank you.
Amazing. That's a big locomotive.
Looks like you could haul revenue freight with that baby! Absolutely gorgeous!
Woah! now THIS is dedication! I don't even know what to say.. thank you UA-cam algorithm for showing me this :)
Will there be an update someday om the 4-12-2? It has been almost two years cince this video.
What an amazing project!
Now that's super craftsmanship, wow.
Wow, very impressive. Nice work.
From the U.K. I can only say Impressive!
WOW !...THAT is a clean machine.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing.
That is some serious cool guys.
I’ve just forwarded this incredible find to my lifelong railroad enthusiast friend. He has 20K in O scale & a basement that needs to be built to accommodate it. I’ve told him to stop fooling around with his bits & pieces, dump all of it & watch this video. I told him it’s time to get serious about model railroading. lol Incredible effort show here.
2:39 Sec Is 3rd Down Train Whistle At New Hallmark Stadium In Orchard Park, New York
this things a god damned monster of an engine
Wow, this is next level!
This things ready to do some real work
If only I had the money, space, and time to build a small work/tourism line with this scale
At first I thought this was a machine that someone could straddle with their legs and ride like a much smaller engine... But when it got closer to the camera and saw a man in the cab I just dropped my jaw and said "F*ck that's bigger than I thought."
Honestly thats exactly what I was saying!
Yeah you never think about how far trains stretch over the rails until you see things like this.
The seats are quite comfortable to
Not to be confused with the union pacific 4-12-2 9000
The difference in mechanical design is that it's a two cylinder not a three cylinder.
Absolutely fascinating! Small but still quite powerful!
As an accordionist I think the whistle is inthe key of D major, with an A, and possibly an E. Bit like the highland bagpipe. Hope this piece of useless information helps. A lovely made engine. Cheers Frank in Bristol.
Absolutely stunning. Good job guys!
THAT IS SO SWEET❤BEAUTIFUL MACHINE 😮
Very nice, awesome job
There’s more smoke coming from the drivers mouth that the loco!! 😂 Nice work
There’s no fire in her
Holy cow… that is a BIG little train.
OMG it’s gorgeous!!
Gawd. What an accomplishment!
Superbe, magnifique, splendide !!! Quelle chance les mecs
👏👏👏👏 Espetacular ! Trabalho lindo . 👏👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷
That's amazing, you need more track
That's an awesome mini max loco!
That looks amazing.
Just found this channel and am now a happy subscriber. This really is just a gorgeous locomotive and her whistle sings like a church choir. What track gauge is it running on?
Thank you and the locomotive is 15inch guage
Such a beautiful engine!
Amazing.
Can we see more videos please?
She’s a BEAST
Gorgeous. Give the man a .... it's OK, he has one.
Beautifully musical whistle
Beautiful.
Stunning! What’s the back story with this beauty?
These people have skills
WOW! THAT'S INCREDIBLE! Was that engine doing some test runs? That locomotive looks so amazing.
That's incredible! You know it's a big model when it has real rod clank!😅
It’s not really a model though
When you have it running on steam where will the track be as I come to navy reunion from Australia, I was a steam stoker and I was a kellic, I do love your work, beautiful.
machining
Black beauty. Just love it.
That's so cool like a 1/2 scale... would be perfect for a rail system on a property of 15 acres or more... they really should have a company to mass produce these (with a steam option)
It is live steam and it was 1.2 million to build
14"-16" gauge is 1/4 scale
There was a man named "Val Brag" just West of Toledo Ohio, that built one thirty years ago, a 4-6-4 if recall. That wouldn't run on coal. He was determined to make it run that way but passed away before that happened. I think it's in a museum somewhere. The club he founded was "The Ohio Live Steamers". It had a lot of track and a lot of members.
holy mother of marry that is absolutly amazing
Phenomenal work!
absolutely beautiful
Awesome Stuff Guys!
At 2:39 Sec Is Little Patch Of Heaven Express Train Whistle
A steam locomotive that runs on air is very interesting. And it's actually a 4-12-2 based on the UP 9000 class.
it's running on air to test it's piping and valve gear, to make sure they work properly and can hold up to pressurized gases/vapors, like steam
@@Railman1225 So by the time testing is done, the steam locomotive won't be powered by air?
@@matthewpastrikos7383 Yup. Hopefully, by that time, she'll be running under her own power(a.k.a steam). Also, in case you didn't know, most engineers refer to steam locomotives as she/her, even the Big Boy.
@@Railman1225 Really?
@@matthewpastrikos7383 Yeah
this loco is amazing.
My jaw doesn't hit the floor very often but it just did.
Great vid.. I was wondering how much one of these trains cost and why don't little coastal towns or even inland towns have these little mini train systems as local transportation asset?
These trains are so cool.
Again, thanks for this video on the build.
Operating a local transit system would probably subject them to Department of Transportation regulations.
There is. The Romney, Dymchurch and Hythe railway has served its local coastal towns for decades.
government regulations get in the way. then cal osha, (CA forced safety people..aka: bureaucrats) taxes on the land, etc.
but i do love this thing. need over 100 acres (more?) to do it right.
@@larryjanson4011 You're right about that. But I think it would bring in more tourists and more revenue to the local communities.
If you're familiar with the central coast (Monterey County).
All throughout Monterey County there are several abandoned rails going into Monterey, Cannery Row, side of highway 1 going into Seaside, Sand City, Marina, and other surrounding towns and counties.
That would be an awesome thing to see driving through a part of California with little steam locomotives running around.
At least 1 for a test run haha.
Just a thought.
@@CheMechanical Most likely. I don't see whynot haha.
Would be awesome seeing these little steam engines running on our abandoned rails located here in California and other states.
Just a thought haha.
That is fricking amazing
A true "Zero Emission Locomotive" - running on air. Only smoke is from the cigar of the engineer...
2:39-3:11 Is Whistle Of King Kittan Express
That is E. P. I. C. Never saw any kind of model on THIS scale, and it looks super realistic! I wish i could see it in real life 😢
It’s no model it’s live steam
@@Jackcook27live steam are still models
I was lucky enough to ride in the cab it was amazing
I was gonna say I want to hear that whistle🤣
I clicked this link and had a very brief, immediate, and yet potent existential realization that I'm an engineer and that there is no cure :(
Who wouldn't wanna have a live action steamie as tall as human?! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Very cool !! 😎👍
Beyond cool but when will it be fired up and painted?